Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-02-05
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The Rev Central African Dimeulsy-eOr-
dOR's Friend

The New Central African DifaeuIty-Gor-
dOA's Friend.
London Daily News.
The new Central African difficulty Is
E1nin Bey, and the whole drift Of opin-
ion seems to be that We are TO relieve
ourselves Of 1t by relieving him. Enain
Boys name seems destined to 90 down
to history with Gordonis. He is One Of
GOrdOn's isutenants, the one that Cor
don wanted to Join and re-enfOrce. He
has done his chiefs work, In his chiefs
spirit; has rooted out the slave trade
from a province Of ten millions of in
habitants, and has drilled his faithful
and adoring subjects into order and the
beginnings of law. For seven years he
has been engaged In this work, and he
Is quite ready to go on with it till he
dies If only he can get some more am
naunitiOn. Mr. Thompson, who Is be-
Eeved to be available for the
leadership OF a relief expedition, pro-
poses to take fifty camel loads Of ammu-
milton to him-nOne Of it to be fred on
the way for Mr.. Thompson is one Of the
few African travellers who have never
shed African blood. He knows a route,
the Nasal one, and, if he is allowed to
start at once, he may reach the hero IN
time. Emin's PROVENCE is Just north Of
the Albert Nyanza, and ever SO far south
Of KhartOum. 1t stands out, says Mr..
j. L. Willis, In his admirable article in
the Fort1lightLg, like a prOmOntOry, be-
tween the Nile slave hunters and their
brethren on the east coast. It boasts a
postal service, and it has so far over
- -.
as to pay regular imPOst IN grain.
The feet consists Of a couple Of steamers.
The system Of government Is pEternal,
not to say pedagOgie. LadO, which we
suppose may be regarded as the capital,
is administered like big boys school
with strict punctuality, strict discipline,
a rOll-cal, a lookup at night-fGll, a cur
few. an hour for lighting fires in the
morning, a bugle call for beginning
work and for leaving OF, and for the
midday rest. The natives like It, so no
one can object, and their rulers says they
are to be managed only in that way.
In spite Of his position, Emin Bey is
heard Of only at rare intervals. He was
able to report all well in 1882; In 1885
he was living "as if there were nc
| Egypt, no KhartOum, no Mahdi;" II
1885 he gained a decisive victory ovel
| the slaVe-hunters, since which time they
/ have left him alone. A few more de.
eisive victories would do these Wretchei
! good. They order none but their Owl
slaves shall wear clothing, and they trai1
blOOdhOunds to fly at all naked persons
aud bring them down as lawful prize
This is their roundabout way of leading
the native mind to the conclusion tina
all who are not slaves had better recon
slider their position without delay. Blu
submission Is often little mole than
choice Of modes of death. When Re
behr's rascally son buried the ivory h
was afraid Of losing, two hundred slave
and ten soldiers were employed in tn
work. ''The soldiers were then got {,
kill the slaves, and Suleiman and
friend then assassinated the soldier
themselves" The burial place of tn
ivory Is now as close a secret as the bur
ial place Of Alaric. Emin does not wan
&c be brought back; he could get ava,
at any time by running away; he Onl,
wants to be helped to stay. "If die
who will take this work up?'' he writes
81 think only of that. \ L an
too much needed here to think of leaving
ny post. = \ Time is wanted
but from the seed 7 have tried to SOW
doubtless good fruit Will spring up.
I am happy enough to see it SO nue.
the better; if I die, well, In magnis vol
Hisse sat east" IT may be interesting
to know that Emin could render hi
quotation from the dead language in fV
living ones-German, French, Italian
English, and Turkish. He is a very al
complished man; only, where there j
such a spirit, accomplishments do no
count. Gordon, it is evident, made no
merely followers but disciples. It i
involves no military expedition. A vol
unteer band Of Europeans, ana a publ
subscription, would suffice.